The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-01-21
Report OF Committee of Freeholders ON
Assessmenfs im AIIoway TOWNSHIP.

/
10 Che Director and Members of the Board OF
/ chosen Freeholders OF the county OF >aien-
Gentiemen:
/ tober injecting OF the Board OF Chosen Free
/ holders to inquire whether in the present year
/ or past any false returns of The amount of tax
! alpes ia Alloway township, npon which the
/ county tax is or has been assessed, have been
| made iofhe Board of Assessors. would respect
/ fully report thatt We obtained an order from
/ lion. Alfred Reed Judge OF the Cireirit Court
| requiring the attendance Of witnesses, fer the
| production OF books, papers, &c We report
1 that we have examined all the duplicates from
/ that township from 1879 to dates except 1871
/ which weAFere unable to find, ana have taken
/ the Testimony OF a number OF officials and
payers in that and other tow nships concerning
I he mode q assessing IN said Anoway town
| ship.
tee il appears TO have been the Practice OF the
assessors in that township 10 Withhold Ger
| tam amount tDt iaNtbles uponSM men county
and State tax, is Assessed, fioin The Board of
Assessors: ana hat, while Aliowas : share OF
the county tag was or has beSfi propoifioned
upon the decreased valuation at was assessed
aud collected from the taxpayers of I hat town
ship upon the true real valuation, the sur
plus county taxsbeing appiieck as tar rs your
committee has ueen able TO ASCERTAIN, TO town
cur committee find, TO IL more specific.
that in the year 1873, the trIIe amount on lax
ahles in Alloway township, u shown by the
duplicate OF that ear atteissteducting debts,
was ,6ij that the amount reported 10 The
Board OF AssessoiSssAs SOL -32I, leaving bad
ance OF taxables unreportedsof S2i7, l3d, of this
amount unrpportea Stgss5 -Was on personal
mr. operty, Sl2b,12l oitreal properly.
Your committee farther tnd that in the year
- $50 the true amount OF taxabieS III that town
ship, after deductfng debts, WAS Ss5i,v1;
amount reported to Board OF Assessors, Sst9 li0
leaving balance unfvpofted OF $l5s so, OF this
amount $500 WAS taken froln personal prop
erty, and SIR 50 from real, which, together
would make slIs,15d, but they handed IN Sis
800 less debts than are recorded in duplicate.
In the year 1871 the falt or true amount OF
duplicate WAS reported usth Board OF ASSES
sors, viz: $751;; saa5.
Your committee furiher lind that in the year
ISIS the true amount OF duplicate ia said town
ship, after deductin@s 4icifS, SsNil tti
amount reported TO board OF Assessors, $751;
ss5, leaving balance Of taNalilts Gnreported
of sl62 i75 OF this amount sainfcporteui Si15igi
was deducted from the.feaIpropeity, and So
Uu1 from personal.
Your committee ind thatthe true anonnt
of duplicate in said township in lsis. after de
Quoting debts, SUI, 2Jsi amount reported
10 Board of Assessorss Sssh,ssp, leaving 4 bal
anee unre ported of $i55 $50; eef this amount
Withheld sir, $50 was taken 1rom real property
! and Sa675 from personal. The committee fur
ther find that in that year sNissl more debts
were deducted than are recorded on duplicate
We lind that the true amotIu1 of duplicate in
1850, after deducting debts wiisS-g45i9; iinouni
reported to Board OLA assessors s.si' loo leaving
Il balance unreportedof $3.50. 44j:of thi. amount
unreported, Sl45e70 was deducted from the
realty, and S7215 from personally, and $3.50
more debts were reported tiah SHOWN ny uu-
plicate. I'd
1881 after deductina debts was So So; amount
Il balance of taxsbtes withheld OF sli1,7a OF
this amount unfcported, si4A.s59 was taken
from realty, and 1928 from personality ana
$3.50 more debts Mere returned fhan are re
corded duplicate
We find that thetrue amount OF dupiicstte in
1882 after deductiR@ debts WAS s9l2sl;i5: amount
reported to Boardssf Assessors S9Sl,3t0. leaNi ing
Balance of taxahfes unfeporied Of Sl15,eio OF
this amount withheld, slfi,9sl was on realty,
and Slg51i personally, and rf3,s4i mere
debts were deducted than are recorded an du-
plicate.
We ind that TIE true amount of duplicate in
isSc; after deductiHg debts WAS s9s5, 80; amount
reported To Bo,ffd OF Assessors, s7;z, 400, leaV
ing balance OF tANables Withheld 81 Slssitef
OF this anounU unreported, Sif9Sss wal on
realty, and S1e0iDn personally, ana r,419 more
debts We're returned than recorded an dnpi-
cate.
We lind thar the true amount of duplicate in
1854 after deducting debts s9Ei, So; Ssmount
reported To The Board OF Assessors, s75i 80
leaving IA balance OF taSables withheld0f y -
& 81 OF This amennt unfeporied. sl5i,s was de-
Quoted from nc',lty, and si1,'s1 from Person
atty.
after deduetlng debts i'll 1855 WIS ssls, l50;
amount reported to Board of Assessors, S1iss-
| 645 leaving balance of tilSables withhtid of
deducted fitm realty, and " $50 rem pfrsohs
atty.
;lbles viz: sai5475 Was returned 10 the Beard OF
ASSESSORS.
Total amount OF rateabies Withheld by9 Allo-
way tow ship frou 1873 10 1853, ~ ,tse, $40
That yerr committee recommend q This
Beard that he isould of assessors ofsalcm
county III iis next n,eetns be notified flfst in
making assessments in this future, The iaM
which requires that all property must be as
seSsed az true ami fHll value, mast be eoiii
piled with; and thai esleh Assessor must return
10 the Board OF ASSESSORS the fun amount Of
his duplicate.
Accompanying this report yon VIII lind The
testimony taken in he nNesiigafis,n
M OF which is respectfully submitted,
EDWIN RAsSETT,
pANIp MILLER,
4. H. ifrMPRnEVs
Committee.